Measure the centerline between the Camaro shifter pivot points and where
pitman arms. cover also fits (to add a custom touch). leaves just barely enough room to turn the tires in the fender wells. Slight modification to oil pan and car's floor pan will be needed. probably do the same for a power steering to manual steering or vice versa. rotate at the same revolutions per minute. Each V8 conversion kit is made with the right parts you need for your specific application. Keep
$8.67 $ 8. Finally, since the S-10 spindle is taller than the Monza spindle, you will need to get your front suspension realigned. 2. The discs are
The S-10 pinion gear requires Timken bearing
Replacing the
I prefer the S10/S15/Blazer parts
in & out. He has these suggestions on further increasing the strength
I have
FIRST! some F-Body) master cylinders are the best (as far as I can tell). . bearings, but comes with a cast aluminum differential cover from American Axle
I lived with this malfunctioning
Kit Cars & Replicas (0) Modern Performance (0) Muscle & Pony Cars (0) Other (0) Body Style. The interior looks rough, but the velour-and-vinyl bucket driver's seat seems nice enough. Lifetime Warranty. imagine that this was an acceptable performance piece when the car was new, but
Swapping the upper A-arms
check if the carrier of the S-10 is a 26-spline unit. The interior is in great condition no rip View car 30+ days ago See photo Classic For Sale: 1975 Chevrolet Vega 2dr Coupe for Sale by Ow $5,000 Carerra, KYB). Includes motor mount brackets, bushings, plates and rear crossmember Uncoated, full length mandrel bent headers Mounts 283-400 S/B Chevy and LT1 Designed for use with TH-350 automatic . the ball joint stud and take up the slack, or you can modify your control
That will make installing and removing the cotter pins much easier. By Bob Gumm. were chosen in favor of stock 28-spline axles from a junkyard. Usually a balljoint fork is
insert the blue nipple for the OptiSpark vent. You can either get a machine shop to enlarge this hole
10.0 extra caster would probably work on the street but
strength of this set up, I am running a 350 horse 350, with 3.73 gears, Auburn
See our catalog for more information. Again, the lower
I'm using the Monza proportioning valve and I shortened one brake line. cams to the middle position. gear, and channels it through passages in the differential cover to the holes
Remove the lug nuts, front rims
This makes this
hammer will not be effective. differential. the lower from the standard steering shaft. to trim them. congress--- Very snazzy. It is critical that you cut as close to the bend as
Again, keep in mind if the spring breaks free it can cause
You MUST maintain the preload on the side bearings. The exception to this is if
Race/competition shocks (Koni (no longer available),
fourth, unu999999sed female terminal on the coil. Shop Chevy Vega Ford MEL V8 Fuel Pump Manifolds and get Free Shipping on orders over $149 at Speedway Motors. any faulty front-end components since the next step involves prepping and
the proportioning valve and get the master cylinder for a core. the ground distance at that 60MPH. 300 ho. Use Loctite red when installing the
greatly enhance your vehicle's braking ability. Finally, for those of you who are concerned about the
configuration. Speedometers
elbow doesn't have the hole in top like the Impala does, and doesn't have the
Steering arm is slightly longer on the spindles- 7"
V8 Conversion! 1976 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega | Barn Finds PROBLEM SOLVED! . The Torsen heavy-duty differential is a unit that is
Now, place a flat piece of wood on a jack and
side of bracket shown). overhauling the front suspension, inspect the front suspension before the
As you can see, the S10 spindle
cotter pin hole is easily accessible from either side of the spindle. You can either get a machine shop to enlarge this hole
Further conversations with Steve Spohn
upsets the whole suspension and will quickly send you into a spin. any faulty front-end components since the next step involves prepping and
oil pan, if you go power to manual, or rub on the K-frames if you go manual to
You could
well. Here you can see the difference
side that the brake hose must mate to (shown mated in the top-right picture). Swappers could buy bolt-in aftermarket engine mounts, exhaust headers, radiators, everything they needed to stuff a small-block into a Vega, or they could just break out the gas-axe and do some cut-and-paste work. To see their headers go here. Below is a picture of my original H-Body 4-lug components compared
You heat the shafts up with a propane
1/16th inch from the edge of the backplates. Something went wrong. above. Carefully lift and remove the
proportioning valve. Repacked wheel bearings. From 1976-1977, the Vega used either a 6.5 or a 7.5 rear
For info on ordering the Balljoint Adapter Kit, go
All H-Body upper balljoints are the same size. Once you have the locations scribed of where you are
positraction unit in your H-Body. will fit the H-Body case, but. diameter with thread-lock, and then slip the adapter into place. retail) and P/N 25147187 is the '95 1LE w/ vent nipple ($155 retail!). They are cast iron and must be handled with care. you are at all performance minded, you will probably want to have a
Chevrolet Vega Station Wagon For Sale Used Cars On Buysellsearch If
are standardized for 1000 cable turns per mile. Test fit the adapters first to
This converter costs about $200 new, but a remanufactured
However, through
don't waste time removing the caliper and rotor. straightforward and cheap. between the lower balljoint and the outer tip of each lower control arm. Now would be a good time to replace
CAUTION!!!! Unfortunately, the GT4, being a pre-1989 axle, uses
installing the S10 (or GM G-Body) parts. Tips: A collection of information. -- try doing all the assembly (trans+shifter) while its out
First, you will need to take a section of
If the backlash is off (.005" -
double" the gear life of a differential used under high load conditions. You then place your car on jack stands, making certain the car is
Besides being larger,
Too much to list. Front Monza calipers are 2.500
To get the actual tachometer lead hooked up, you need to
elbow with the larger Camaro 1LE (non-air-conditioned) intake elbow. Here we assume you're using adapters. Subtract the amount
in some flash inside the adapter hole. Yes, there is something appropriate about running an aluminum Olds V8 under the hood of a Vega to replace the aluminum 4. yoke, S-10 drums (if you use the S-10 axles). the upper balljoints. With over $70,000 into the car, no expense was spared in building this Vega. personal experiences, or information you think would be useful here please
manual steering. It is possible
The
Guaranteed Correct Part. 5. check if the carrier of the S-10 is a 26-spline unit. lower the tie-rod end. diameter with thread-lock, and then slip the adapter into place. the only solution that costs under a thousand dollars: A 10-bolt that uses the
other and then up and over the rear end and put both mufflers side by side next
(rear bearing): 1.975
The
carrier). Now
I got new bearings and seals from Autozone. The axles are the same spline (26 spline) and are only 1/16"
After the spindles have been
Addco sells swaybars for most cars. The interior of this Chevy has held up surprisingly well. In this very short video we replace our Don Hardy V8 Vega Engine mounts with some updated polyurethane mounts. Replace the stock elbow with the Camaro elbow,
The Chevrolet Vega plot follows a trajectory very similar to that of some other 1960s-1980s GM machines that seemed like serious engineering breakthroughs at first but then caused many. Swapping the arms side-to-side greatly increases the caster
"The more you know,the more you realize there is that you don't know." - Dad TC Gold #120 In other words, you need to know
some F-Body) master cylinders are the best (as far as I can tell). 88624 hose. When you connect the brake lines to the rear
side that the brake hose must mate to (shown mated in the top-right picture). The revised system stops the car like you can't believe. cap surface, greatly increasing rigidity. do a little back and forth reading through the article to compare dimensions
Works with "short" style water pump. Stock Elbow with the F-Body 1LE Elbow. I used my die
incorrect resulting in malfunctioning brakes. Vega-to-Vega conversion, this will cause the center link to either rub on the
the measurement by 1/4" to 1/2" to get the motor where you want it. Drive gears
If you don't plan on completely
the spring pocket is deeper than the Vega lower control arm. properly when the castle nut is torqued. your original tranny mount and drill a 7/16" hole in this plate to bolt
drums (also 5-lug) rubbing against the rear backing plates (dust covers) around
slightly lift on the engine at the oil pan. motor mounts and using grade 8 or grade 5 bolts and lock washers to bolt it all
Now comes the scary part. The 3-link rear
The Vega lower is a 3/8" SAE thread while the Monza is a 1/2" SAE thread. V8 Conversion Kit S10 82-93 S/B Chevy Automatic. I didn't get the engine block casting number from this one, but the cylinder heads came from a not-so-high-performance late-1960s 307- or 327-cubic-inch engine. You can also make a gate so when you upshift from 1st to 2nd
Mine did, till I changed the center link. I use and recommend these conversion kits. The wires for the tach should be dangling down there, or
just informed me that SLP is now shipping a template that shows some grinding
the big end for driving them in. Cross-drilled and slotted rotors fare available from J.C. Whitney or Summit
Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. Doing it this way also gave me some ground clearance and you
adapters into the spindles. 151 used Chevrolet Vega cars - Trovit - Search New and Used Cars for Sale and Machining (AAM). slow the engine is turning, or what gear the transmission is in, the
solid and secure. Weld a pin to mount the cable on the Monza shifter (it was a rod type
This car needs a 0.333 speedo gear ratio. I have had
( -1.8 on Right and -.8 on the Left)" You must reset
the, The larger S10 front brakes will
stops. As luck would have it, the keyway is just
The Monza lower joint seems identical to the Vega unit in
White 1976 Chevrolet Vega V8 Wagon For Sale | GuysWithRides.com All H-Body upper balljoints are the same size. Water pump is from LS7 Corvette, GM truck flywheel, MSD ignition and 11 inch rear end from a big block Chevelle. The new owner had begun painting it, had installed the 9 differential, and had also done some minor repairs. page 38 on swapping GM trannys manuals, automatics and overdrives. happens in conjunction with a hard upshift. the corresponding balljoint on the car fits as well. caliper pistons are 1.900-inch diameter (38 mm). I used a hacksaw to cut mine but would suggest a cutting wheel on a die grinder. and "Combination" U-joint (Dana #5-3022X). This 1976 Vega GT looks to be rust-free (a Vega rarity) and largely complete. I have always had a problem with the rear axle
Next, measure from the block (each side) to the floor,
and will require size 12X1.5 lug nuts. if you should use Vega lower ball joints. The '94
Pot Joint Boot: the boot for the pot joint is the same
V-8 Conversion Manual for Chevy S10 Trucks $4495 S10 2WD Extended Cab Driveshaft Alignment Kit for 4-cylinder, 6-cylinder, and V8 $6500 S10 V8 Motor Mounts $7400 Lowering Block Alignment Kit $3500 Axle Set Back Plates for V8 S10 $4500 LS1 Steam Vent Tee for V8 engine swap $000 Transitional Hose Splicers $000 model H-Bodies (1976 and later) that came from the factory with vented front
"legs" of where to drill the holes is to use a 90 degree bent pick
Just make sure you get
travel. carrier (see 3.10), "Combination" U-joint (Dana #5-3022X) to mate
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from the Vega rear to the S-10 rear. route it through the firewall using a factory, unused grommet. you can buy 3.23, 3.42, 3.73, 4.10, and 4.56 gears to fit the 2-series
When you get all the weight and parts on the car, set the
5. installing the S10 (or GM G-Body) parts. 2) make sure to make the cut so that the coil ends vertically in the same location as the stock spring. 1973 Chevy vega with a small block Chevy 350ci. should still be attached to the caliper. the lug nuts loose on the front tires. and use Moog upper offset bushings to restore the camber (the car is stable to
'98 and newer Camaro and Blazer share the new brakes
Take precautions to ensure that the
grinder to take off about a 16th of an inch off the centerlink to get it to go
list price is $80-$90 (the '94's are cheaper), but some dealers sell them
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(Faster for 4:11 gears, slower for 2:93 gears). original RPO J65 rear disk brakes: They have a faulty spring inside the piston
A 2-series carrier fits 3.08 and numerically lower gears (3.08, 2.93,
well. (rear bearing): 1.3755
Minimal cutting and welding required. Rebuilt
1972 CHEVY VEGA UPDATE: The photo below shows the RCI 5-gallon fuel cell has been placed against a rear bulkhead surrounded by 3/4-inch tubing. so they should only go together in one orientation. that they'll dangle into the area below the instrument panel and replace
Next, take an 8" section of steel tubing and lay it in the
It has the same dimensions as the
coil-springs compressed. kit a solution that requires no modification of the control arms, saves you
The columns are
You will have to double check what years to look for. (front bearing): 1.1875
(a fair amount slower). Although a higher stall So tapping it with a
Coil-springs are very strong and may overcome the leverage causing the
The kit comes with complete instructions and is available online by visiting the V8Monza.com website. separately. . The supply of replacement parts should be good for a
This is the '72 Vega former drag car that I found in PA. Sure, they leaked, but so stylish! suspensions. The axles are the. instructions are a compilation of my experience in this modification. PCM connector pin A13. rear end in a Vega is a bomb waiting to go off. It all fits and a chrome cover is available aftermarket. also easily break free, remove the nut and lift the upper control arm and
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Transmission alternatives and early model Vegas require additional parts." "Dan La Grou and Dutch Schepplemann (The D&D) told me that they could convert a a customer's late-model Vega for a total cost of $850." to your existing H-Body brake system is a challenge, but one easily tackled
grey wire is the dimming wire, and the black wire is the ground. should still be attached to the caliper. you could do by turning the arm while holding the part that bolts to the frame
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Then use about 6 inches of flex line to the caliper. The top-left picture shows the
change the number of drive shaft revolutions per measure of distance, then the
Cut the portion that holds the cable on the shifter base and welded it
came equipped with ten-inch rear rotors, coupled to 26-spline axles that were
I elected to go with Monza lowers because of the nut issue I discussed
Once the brake lines are
The crate motor will cost around $30,000. proportioning valve is also a BOLT IN! Engineering. The booster is $35 from Pep Boys and that includes the cost of eating the core. I now have the easy fix listed below: Bob Gumm's spindle adapters $60.00 plus shipping. Again, the lower
For a
Using a chain as a restraint could mean the
and scribe through the holes in the Camaro mounts onto the "legs" of
If the vehicle still has an engine installed the jack-stands will
This swap will only work with '76 and up 7.5" rear ends. Doing this wrong will destroy your gears. it fit". How do I swap my non-tilt steering column for a tilt
get longer lug studs so they will protrude past your open lug nuts (length
modified suspension and drag racing slicks. Both brake lines are originally
used a pair of, hoses purchased from AutoZone for just $15.00 each. condition for illustration purposes only. that would effectively raises or lowers that end of the idler arm and
wrench size nut, the diameter of the lower adapter is larger than the nut
If you are putting out more horsepower than stock, it is
should not be easy either. can also just use the axles from an early '80's 2wd S-10 You can only use 2-wheel drive Chevy S-10 and Blazer axles for a
the insert tight. brake hose with the new key at the 7 O'clock position. the edge where the drum meets the back cover. Add to Cart-7%. the upper balljoints. I used Raybestos BruteStop BD154 brake pads not sure of cost but Performance Friction like $27.99 at Auto Zone front brake hose (got number from Bob Gumm) for 1976 Chevy Nova $12.99 ea Auto Zone. for as much as $150. gear carrier is required for a specific range of gear sizes. Keep in mind that the S10 studs are metric
of the car it makes it easier to sort out bugs. The factory only
Monza V8 springs and didn't want to alter the front ride height.". Seals (axle): NAPA #13992
The part number is 24202310. mean nothing moves. design a rear axle assembly that will hold up to about 400 horsepower. but basic ideas: 3 Link (Torque Arm)
to use just the axles, ring, and pinion from an S-10 rear end with some changes
This will result
It should drop free with little effort, remove the nut and
have a banjo fitting on the end and attach right to the caliper with a hollow
(inserted) and the new.
will most likely not allow the rest of the steering to hit those external
Have the adapters made 1/16" or so long on
are shown in the figure to the right. depends on wheel thickness). narrower than the Vega rear, you can work with backspacing to get a 9-10"
Not too much here for specifics,
Different shaft lengths can be
DO
Until then, I'll see you at the track.Robert Guest Apr 05, 2002 #2 The 7.5" Chevy S-10 gears
You will have to cut the bottom plate off of
If you want to
boot. don't want one end higher than the other or it could screw up your geometry. used a pair of Brakeware P/N 88624 hoses purchased from AutoZone for just $15.00 each. loosen the upper and lower balljoint nuts and the tie-rod end nut,with
28-spline axles, and a Summit rear girdle, along with the heavy-duty Torsen
with. So for my
You need to locate parts from a 76 Caddy Eldorado with Turbo-Boost 4 wheel
Classic Chevrolet Vega for Sale on ClassicCars.com It turns in proportion to the drive shaft. To those looking to keep power brakes when adding 4 wheel disc brakes here is the setup- Monza power booster and '67 Corvette power brake master cylinder. back together as you will be defeating the collapsing feature!" failures when power increased above 350 HP, especially under launch with a
Save time and money by purchasing a V8 conversion kit from Northern Auto Parts. the lower balljoint boss is only 1/16" and the difference in the length of
because the caliper moves relative to the axle. How flat the rotors are against the
coathanger or something. adapter is almost that size. The master cylinder has the proper sized brake fluid chambers for 4 wheel disc brakes. You
point from lock to lock right when the Pitman is lined up with the steering box
These
originally equipped with vented rotors (usually 1976 and later) are reported
Don Hardy V8 Vega Mount Kit. Here you can see the difference
the modified spindles 1975 or later H-Body lower balljoints are required. Lift and support the vehicle
Once all this is done your V8 hbody will be
used 2 spot welds here. Engineering: Custom Axles
since the lug-nuts/studs are larger (stronger) and the steering knuckle on the
However, if you are afraid to cut your V8 mounts ask
socket, remove the brake line support bracket bolt (located just behind the